Corn-planter and marker.



Pmmq Feb. '5, 19m.

E. KELLEY.

CORN PLANTER AND MARKER.

plicahoh -fl1ad Mar. 30, 1900 a 2 Sheets-Sheet l.

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No. 667,629. Patented Fab. 5, I90l.

E. J. KELLEY. CORN :PLANTER AND MARKER.

(Application filed. Mar. 30, 1900.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

(No Model.)

"Hist rian Snares PATENT ries.

EDXVARD J. KELLEY, OF ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA, ASSIGNOR TO LORETTA KELLEY, OE SAME PLACE.

CORN=PLANTER AND MARKER.

QFEGIFICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 667,629, dated February 5, 1901.

Application filed March 30,1900- Serial No. 10,866. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern: with rock-arms 10, which are connected to Be it known that I, EDWARD J. KELLEY, a the seed-slides 3 and operate said seed-slides citizen of the United States, residing at Aberwhen said rock-shaft is oscillated. Said rockdeen, in the county of Brown and State of shaftis further provided at its ends with rock- 53 5 South Dakota, have invented a new and usearms 11 and is provided at or near its center ful Corn-Planting and hilarking Machine, of with a rock-arm 12. A wheel 13 is journaled which the following is a specification. on a shaft 1+1, which is mounted in bearings My invention is an improved check row 15 on cross-bar 1, and said Wheel is provided corn-planter adapted for planting two rows of on one side with a series of tappets 16. A

no corn at a time; and it consists in the peculiar sprocket-wheel 17 is also secured on shaft 14. construction and combination of devices here- An oscillating tappet-link 18 is mounted on a inafter fully set forth, and pointed out in the support 19, which projects from cross-bar 1. claims. The said tappet-link has a member 20, which One object of my invention is to provide is disposed in the path of the tappets 16, and 6 15 means to compensate for stones, depressions, has an arm 21, which is connected to the ridges, and other obstructions in the paths rock-arm 12 of rock-shaft 8by a pin 22,which of the traction-Wheels which communicate operates in a slot 23, with-which the arm 12 power to the corn-planting mechanism,whereis provided. It will be understood from the by such obstructions will notcausethe planter foregoing and by reference to the drawings 20 to vary in its operation and plant the corn that when the wheel 13 is rotated in the direcin other than check-rows. tion indicated by the arrow in Fig. 4 oscil A furtherobjectof myinvention is to effect lating motion will be communicated to the improvements in the corn planting mechshaft 8 and that the latter through the arms anism. V 10 will communicate reciprocatory motion to 2;. In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is the slides a perspective view of a portion of a check-row In the seed spouts 4 are seed dropping corn-planter construct-ed in accordance with valves 24. Each of said valves is on a shaft my invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of 25, which is journaled in the sides of a seedthe same. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view. spout, and said shafts 25 are provided at their 30 Fig. 1 is a detail elevation, partly in section. inner ends with rock-arms 26, which are con- Fig. 5 is a detail sectional View of a portion nected to the arms 10 of rock-shaftS by links of one of the seed tubes or spouts, showing 27. Hence the oscillating motion of the rockthe seed-dropping valve therein. Fig. 6 is a shafts 8 will be communicated to the valves detail view of one of the rocking yokes'. 24, and the latter will be operated in such 35 The frame of my improved check-row cornmanner as to drop the seeds into the furrows, planter comprises the front runner-section A the seeds havingbeen previouslydropped onto and the rear section B. The front section the said valves by the seed-slides in the hophas a cross-bar 1, on the ends of which are the pers, as will be understood.

seed boxes or hoppers 2, each of which is pro- Markers 28, which are of suitable construco vided with a reciprocating feed-slide 3, which tion, have their upper ends pivoted to suitmaybe of the ordinary construction. The able supports, the said marker-arms being seed spouts or tubes 4: depend from the seedhere shown as having their upper ends pivboxes, and to the lower ends thereof are atoted on the ends of cross-bar l, as at 29. tached the rear ends of the furrow-opening Said markers are connected to the rock-arms 5 shoes or runners 5. The front upwardly- 11 of rock-shaft S by a link 30, and it will be curved ends of said shoes or runners are conunderstood that the markers when the rocknected together by a crossbar 6. Brace-rods? shaft is oscillated, so as to actuate the seedconnect the crossbars 1 6. A rock-shaft 8 is slides and seed-dropping valves, as hereinbedisposedunderthecross-barlandisjournaled fore described, are also actuated and are 50 in brackets or hangers 9, which depend from caused to engage and mark the ground on the said cross-barf Said rock-shaft is provided outer side of the seed-spouts at places which are in line with the hills of corn planted by the machine.

The rear or wheel frame B of the machine has its side bars 31 connected by pivots 32 at their front ends to trail-bars 33, which are pivotally connected at their front ends to the cross-bar 1 of front frame-section A, as at 34, said trail-bars extending rearwardly and being inclined downwardly from said cross-bar l. The said trail-bars carry pilotwheels 35, which are disposed in advance of the wheels 36, Which support the frame-section B. Said pilot-wheels may be either directly in line with the supporting-wheels 36, or, as here shown, they may be disposed slightly within the wheels 36. The latter are provided with cylindrical hub sleeves 37, which revolve on the axle-shaft 38, and said hub-sleeves are provided at their inner ends with clutch members 39. A sleeve 40 is also loosely mounted on the shaft 38 and is disposed centrally thereon and between the clutch members 39. Said sleeve 40 has clutch members 41 at its ends, which are adapted to alternately engage clutch members 39, the length of said sleeve 40 being such that the same is adapted to be moved longitudinally on the axle-shaft 38, so as to cause said sleeve 40 to be clutched with either of the sleeves 37, and the said sleeve 40 is provided with a sprocket-wheel 42, which is connected to the sprocket-wheel 17 on shaft 14 by an endless sprocket-chain 43. The rear frame B is provided at a suitable distance in front and rear of axle-shaft 38 with a pair of cross-bars 44, in which are journaled a pair of longitudinally-disposed rocking yokes 45, which are disposed, respectively, on the inner sides of clutch members 41 of sleeve 40 and are adapted when said rocking yokes are oscillated or partly turned to move said sleeve 40 lengthwise, so as to engage the same with one of the sleeves 37. At the front ends of the rocking yokes 45 are transversely-disposed rock-arms 46. The outer ends of said rockarms 46 are connected flexibly to the upper ends of links 47, which rise from the rear ends of the trail-bars 33, which carry the pilot-wheels 35. The said trail-bars, rocking yokes, and their connections constitute shifting mechanisms which are adapted to engage the operating-wheel 42 of the seed-dropping and hill-marking mechanisms with either of the traction-wheels 36, so that the said seeddropping and marking mechanisms may be actuated by either of said traction-Wheels.

When the machine is in operation,the sleeve 40, which carries the operating-wheel 42, will be clutched to one of the traction-wheels 36 and unclutched from the other. Assuming that a ridge, stone, hole, depression, or other inequality in the ground exists in the path of the engaged traction-wheel,which obstruction or inequality would cause the said engaged wheel in passing over the same to turn farther than the disengaged wheel, and thereby cause the seed-dropping mechanism to plant the hills out of line with those previously planted, this difficulty is avoided by the pilotwheel in advance of said engaged tractionwheel and the shifting mechanism operated by the said pilot-wheel, because the latter, which is in advance of the engaged tractionwheel, will rise or descend when passing over the said obstruction, thereby actuating the shifting mechanism connected thereto and causing the said shifting mechanism to unclutch the operating-wheel from the engaged traction-wheel and clutch the same with the hitherto-disengaged traction-wheel, which is not alfected by the said obstruction, and hence there will be no variations in the operation of the seed-planting mechanism and the hills will be planted in check-rows.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. In a check-row corn-planter, the combination of a pair of seed-dropping mechanisms, a pair of traction-wheels, an operating-wheel connected to and actuating said seed-dropping mechanisms, said operating-wheel being adapted to be engaged with said respective traction-wheels alternately, a pair of pilotwheels in advance of the respective tractionwheels and shifting mechanisms actuated by said pilot-wheels, as the latter pass over an obstruction, to engage the said operatingwheel with said traction-wheels, for the purpose set forth, substantially as described.

2. In a check-row corn-planter, the combination of a pair of seed-dropping mechanisms, a pair of traction-wheels, an operating-wheel connected to and actuating said seed-dropping mechanisms, said operating-wheel being adapted to be shifted into and out of engagement with said respective traction-wheels, a pair of vertically-movable supports, a pair of pilot-wheels carried thereby and disposed in advance of the respective traction-wheels, rocking yokes to shift said operating-wheel into engagement with the respective tractionwheels and connections between said rocking yokes and said vertically-movable supports for said pilot-wheels, whereby said rocking yokes are actuated,substantially as described.

3. In a check-row corn-planter, the combination of a pairof seed-dropping mechanisms, an operating-wheel therefor, a pair of vertically-movable wheels which rotate by contact with the earth and are disposed substantially in line with the seed-dropping mechanisms and gears engaged and disengaged by the vertical movements of said wheels, to communicate power to said operating-Wheel, for the purpose set forth, substantially as described.

EDWARD J. KELLEY.

Witnesses:

LUoIUs M. CATLIN, B. NANSON. 

